As the Medical Director for the North New Jersey market and three hospital in the New York area(Yonkers, Pelham and Staten Island), I am responsible for ensuring high quality of medicine and an outstanding client experience in each of the 14 hospitals that I oversee. I achieve this goal through recruiting, hiring, coaching,supervising and developing veterinarians and by working with the Field Directors to ensure the presence of skilled paraprofessional teams. In addition, I partner with field staff to ensure exceptional business practices and a high degree of professionalism in each hospital. A primary focus of mine is also to teach medical and surgical skills to help my veterinarian teams grow both personally and professionally. I am passionate about coaching and teaching soft tissue surgeries to all veterinarians under my supervision.

My focus as a Lead Veterinarian for Yonkers hospital, was to manage the hospital and ensure the highest quality of veterinary care, exceptional client service, associate engagement and maximum productivity of the veterinary medical team. I worked to build a hospital culture where the team advocated for pets and their quality of life; built a long term bonding relationship with clients; contributed to the development and maintenance of the human-pet bond; and educated clients and hospital associates on all aspects of pet health. Through partnership with the Practice Manager, we operated an effective and productive veterinary medical team, ensured a safe and engaging hospital environment, and improved both the medical quality and business performance of the hospital. Coached and developed multiple new veterinary graduates and veterinary students.